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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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