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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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