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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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