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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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