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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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