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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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