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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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