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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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