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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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