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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key 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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