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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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