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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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