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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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