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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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