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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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