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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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