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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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