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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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