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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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