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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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