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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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