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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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