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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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