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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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