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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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