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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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