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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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