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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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