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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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