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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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