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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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