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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates 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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