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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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