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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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