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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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