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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important 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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