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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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