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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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