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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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