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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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