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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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