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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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