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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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