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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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