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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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