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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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