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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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