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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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