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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand these new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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