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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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