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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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