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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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