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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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