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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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