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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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