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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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