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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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