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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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