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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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