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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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