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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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