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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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