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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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