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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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