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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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