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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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