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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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