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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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