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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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