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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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