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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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