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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews 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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