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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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