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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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