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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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