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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. 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 online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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