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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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