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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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