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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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