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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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