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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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