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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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