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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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