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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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