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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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