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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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