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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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