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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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