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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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