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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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