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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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