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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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