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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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