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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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