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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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