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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are 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 several issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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