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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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