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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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