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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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