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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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