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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning enable learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand these open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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