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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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