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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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