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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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