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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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