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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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