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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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