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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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