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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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