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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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