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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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