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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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