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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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