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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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