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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the major 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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