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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand these open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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