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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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