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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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