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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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