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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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