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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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