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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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