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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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