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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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