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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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