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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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