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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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