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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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