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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators 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 original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the 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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