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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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