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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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