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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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