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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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