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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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