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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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