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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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