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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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