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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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