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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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