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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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