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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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