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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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