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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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