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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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