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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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