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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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