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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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