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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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