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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key 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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