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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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