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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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