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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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