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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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