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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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