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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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