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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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