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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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