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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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