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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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