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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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