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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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