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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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