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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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