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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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