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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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