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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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