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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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