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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data 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 considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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