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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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