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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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