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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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