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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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