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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning enable learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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