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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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