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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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