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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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