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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important 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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