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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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