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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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