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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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