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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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