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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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