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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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