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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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