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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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