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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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