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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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