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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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