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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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