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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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