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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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