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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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