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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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