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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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