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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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