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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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