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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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