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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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