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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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