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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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