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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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