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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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