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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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