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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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