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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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