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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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