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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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