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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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