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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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