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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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