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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand these new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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