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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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