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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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