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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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