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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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