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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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