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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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