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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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