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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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