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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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