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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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