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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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