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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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