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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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