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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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