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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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