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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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