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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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