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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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