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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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