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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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