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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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