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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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