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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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