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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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