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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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