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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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