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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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