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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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