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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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