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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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