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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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