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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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