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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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