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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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