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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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