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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key 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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