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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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