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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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