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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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