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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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