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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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