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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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