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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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