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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different 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 manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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