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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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