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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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