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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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