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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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