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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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