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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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