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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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