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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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