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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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