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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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