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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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