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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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