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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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