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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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