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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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