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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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