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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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