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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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