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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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