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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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