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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different 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 we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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