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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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