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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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