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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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