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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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