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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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