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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models 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 institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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