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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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