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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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