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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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