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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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