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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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