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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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