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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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