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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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