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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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