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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand these open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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