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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the scholarly 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 inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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