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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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