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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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