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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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