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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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