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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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