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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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