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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning make it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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