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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the 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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