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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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