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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models 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? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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