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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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