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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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