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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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