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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology enable humans all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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