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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning enable learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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