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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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