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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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