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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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