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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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