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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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