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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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