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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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