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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important 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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