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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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