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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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