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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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