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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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