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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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