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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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