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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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