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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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