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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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