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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC 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 evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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