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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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