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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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