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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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