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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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