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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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