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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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