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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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