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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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