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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take 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. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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