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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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