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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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