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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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