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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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