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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the 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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