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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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