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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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