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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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