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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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