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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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