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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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