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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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