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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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