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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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