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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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