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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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