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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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