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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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