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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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