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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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