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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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