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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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