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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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