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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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