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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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