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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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