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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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