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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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