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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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