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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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