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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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