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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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