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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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