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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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