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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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