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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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