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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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