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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 massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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