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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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