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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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