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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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