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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp these open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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