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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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