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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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