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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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