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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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