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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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