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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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