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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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