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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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