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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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