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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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