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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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