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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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