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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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