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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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