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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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