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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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