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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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