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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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