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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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