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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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