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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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