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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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