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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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