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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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