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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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