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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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