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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning enable people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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