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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines 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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