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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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