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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models 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 participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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