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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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