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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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