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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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