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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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