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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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