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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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