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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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