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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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