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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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