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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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