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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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