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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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