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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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