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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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