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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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