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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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