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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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