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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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