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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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