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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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