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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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