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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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