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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive these open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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