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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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