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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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