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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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