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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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