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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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