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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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