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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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