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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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