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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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