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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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