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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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