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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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