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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 (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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