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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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