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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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