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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major 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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