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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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