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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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