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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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