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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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