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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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