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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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