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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches 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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