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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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