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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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