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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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