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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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