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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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