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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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