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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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