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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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