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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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