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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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