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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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