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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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