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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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