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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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