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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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