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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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