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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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