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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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