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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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