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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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