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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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