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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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