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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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