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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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