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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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