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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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