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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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