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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology enable students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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