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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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