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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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