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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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