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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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