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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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