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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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