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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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