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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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