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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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