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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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