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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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