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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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