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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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