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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key 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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