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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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