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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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