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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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