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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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