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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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