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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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