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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take 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 online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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