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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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