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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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