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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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