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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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