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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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