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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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