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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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