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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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