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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources