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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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